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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 143 p4p, 17 weight class) and Donsone DeNeville (ranked 265 p4p, 37 weight class). Skovgaard comes to the cage accompanied by Second Reality. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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224 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone DeNeville!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeNeville circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeNeville lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Skovgaard thuds a left hand into DeNeville's body.
DeNeville scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeNeville. Skovgaard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skovgaard misses the jab.
Skovgaard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DeNeville looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
DeNeville sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skovgaard defending well though.
Skovgaard gets full guard.
DeNeville throwing strikes but missing.
Skovgaard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
DeNeville in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Skovgaard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNeville trying to control the position from guard on top but Skovgaard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeNeville won't allow Skovgaard to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as DeNeville accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
DeNeville throws a strike but Skovgaard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
DeNeville lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
DeNeville working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Skovgaard's head.
DeNeville is looking to work some ground and pound but Skovgaard has wrist control.
DeNeville working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
DeNeville loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skovgaard wants to sweep but no luck.
DeNeville has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DeNeville throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville throws an elbow that misses. Skovgaard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in DeNeville's guard. Nice move by Skovgaard!
DeNeville looking to control.
DeNeville is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
DeNeville is nestled in close to Skovgaard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeNeville not landing any meaningful shots this time.
DeNeville thows a huge punch but Skovgaard dodges it nicely.
DeNeville scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
DeNeville working over Skovgaard with some ground and pound. Skovgaard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
DeNeville working the head and body with strikes.
Skovgaard is rocked!
DeNeville with the ground and pound but Skovgaard uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh Skovgaard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeNeville postures up in Skovgaard's guard and throws a big left but Skovgaard blocks it.
Skovgaard seems to have got his legs back now.
DeNeville throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skovgaard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Skovgaard has momentary wrist control but DeNeville slips an elbow through the middle.
Skovgaard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DeNeville postures up and lands a big shot to Skovgaard's brow.
DeNeville working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
DeNeville loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skovgaard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
DeNeville throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skovgaard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard has momentary wrist control but DeNeville slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeNeville is looking to work some ground and pound but Skovgaard has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as DeNeville accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Skovgaard trying to control the position.
DeNeville trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
DeNeville throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Skovgaard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from DeNeville.
DeNeville working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Skovgaard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
DeNeville throws an elbow that misses. Skovgaard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in DeNeville's guard. Nice move by Skovgaard!
DeNeville wants to sweep here but Skovgaard controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donsone DeNeville dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Skovgaard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by DeNeville.
Valentin Skovgaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeNeville lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body kick there by DeNeville.
Skovgaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeNeville.
Skovgaard lands with a thumping leg kick.
DeNeville dives in and scores a takedown into Skovgaard's guard.
Skovgaard has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. DeNeville is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skovgaard tries a body shot but DeNeville blocks it.
Skovgaard misses with a punch on the inside.
Skovgaard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skovgaard prevents a body shot from DeNeville.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skovgaard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DeNeville tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skovgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeNeville lands a body punch.
DeNeville working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skovgaard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skovgaard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skovgaard prevents a body shot from DeNeville.
DeNeville effectively controlling the action here.
DeNeville lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skovgaard backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from DeNeville.
DeNeville has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skovgaard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skovgaard.
DeNeville lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skovgaard misses with a body punch.
Skovgaard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skovgaard blocking some punches.
Skovgaard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeNeville is pushing Skovgaard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Skovgaard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeNeville's elbow.
Skovgaard breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by DeNeville. Beautiful body shot.
DeNeville looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skovgaard tries to move into range but DeNeville moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
DeNeville misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skovgaard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skovgaard closes the distance but DeNeville moves to the side
and DeNeville counters with a straight right hand.
DeNeville scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DeNeville throws a series of punches but Skovgaard avoids them all with ease.
DeNeville shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Skovgaard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good shot there by DeNeville.
Skovgaard lands with a cross.
Valentin Skovgaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skovgaard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and DeNeville makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
DeNeville waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skovgaard.
DeNeville wants to slow Skovgaard down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Skovgaard managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by DeNeville.
Skovgaard is looking to regain half guard here but DeNeville keeps moving and retains side control.
DeNeville throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
DeNeville connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Skovgaard some visible discomfort.
DeNeville looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Skovgaard is avoiding damage well.
DeNeville tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
DeNeville in side control, throwing shots but Skovgaard defends.
DeNeville working the strikes but Skovgaard uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
DeNeville working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
DeNeville thows a huge punch but Skovgaard dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville works his way into full mount!
DeNeville throwing strikes here but Skovgaard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
DeNeville lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeNeville postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Skovgaard badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of DeNeville around the waist but DeNeville pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! DeNeville is the winner by TKO! DeNeville jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donsone DeNeville!
A victorious Donsone DeNeville thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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